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title: "Durga Puja origin"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of Durga Puja and it's facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-16  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2905/durga-puja-origin  
category: "festivals"  
tags: ["Durga Puja", "festivals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Durga Puja origin

![Durga Puja origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c22478a-391b-454d-909a-6b3058786947/images/9b8e8b32-6c37-406f-b80b-a5500ae97a3d.jpeg) ![Durga Puja origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c22478a-391b-454d-909a-6b3058786947/images/26af75db-fceb-46c1-9852-623b15d12b6d.jpeg) Durga Puja, an ancient festival, is mentioned in the 11th or 12th century Jain text Yasatilaka by Somadeva, though its exact origins remain unknown. ![Durga Puja origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c22478a-391b-454d-909a-6b3058786947/images/71daf6b5-e39d-402d-87d0-5365ab7188a2.jpeg) The book portrays a festival honouring a warrior goddess, who is celebrated by the monarch and his army and has characteristics similar to Durga Puja. ![Durga Puja origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c22478a-391b-454d-909a-6b3058786947/images/18e00885-ea55-4198-8794-6da1bda73dc0.jpeg) The landlords, or zamindars, of Dinajpur and Malda in Bengal, according to one famous folk narrative, established Durga Puja. ![Durga Puja origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c22478a-391b-454d-909a-6b3058786947/images/f4143fb9-d627-444c-a683-646fb1a4d1fd.jpeg) According to a legend, Raja Kangshanarayan of Taherpur or Bhabananda Mazumdar of Nadiya organized the first Sharadiya or Autumn Durga Puja in 1606. ![Durga Puja origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/8c22478a-391b-454d-909a-6b3058786947/images/d2fd0d23-33b0-4290-827f-fcd1c4e66745.jpeg) Durga Puja may have evolved from various sources, evolving from mountain or war goddess to universal goddess, protecting devotees from evil forces.

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